The Fort Myers Beach town council made that decision to close Fort Myers Beach to help stop the spread of COVID-19, during a peak in vacation season.
THE PRESIDENT’S MAR A LAGORESORT..AS THE PANDEMICWORSENED.CROWDS LIKE WHAT WE JUST SHOWEDYOU PROMPTED LOCAL LEADERS TOCLOSE SOUTHWEST FLORIDABEACHES... AND THIS MORNIPATROLS START ON FORT MYERSBEACH... TO MAKE SURE PEOPLSTAY AWAY.JESSICA ALPERN JOINS US LIVEFROM THE BEACH THIS MORNING.JESS -- YOU REPORTED FROM THEREARLIER IN THE WEEK, ARE THINGSLOOKING DIFFERENT AT THIS HOUR?(AD LIB CROWDS)A FEW DAYS AGO WE SAW PEOPLE ATTHIS TIME PULLING INTO THEPARKING LOT WE’RE IN TO ENJOYTHE SAND FOR A MORNING WALK.THAT IS NO LONGER THE CASEIN FACT YOU CAN FACE HEFTY FINESFOR DOING SO -- STARTING THISMORNINTHE TOWN SAYS DEPUTIES AND CODEENFORCEMENT WILL BE PATROLLINGTO GIVE OUT WARNINGS FIRST.THEN FINES OF UPFIVE-THOUSAND-DOLLARS TO REPEATOFFENDERS.FOX 4 WAS ON THE BEACH LASTNIGHT AS THE CLOSURE WENT INTOEFFECT.DRONE VIDEO FROM OUR SKY FOXSHOWS THE CROWD OF LOCALS ANDVISITORS SOAKING UP THE LAST FEWMOMENTS ON THE SAND.FROM THIS POINT ON TOWN LEADERSSAY IT’S ABOUT WORKING TOENFORCE THAT CLOSURE.THEY KNOW IT COMES AS ADISAPPOINTMENT TO A NUMBER OFVISITORS HERE ON SPRING BREAK...BUT IT’S SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TOBE DONE TO STOP THE SPREAD OFCOVID-19.***SOT***Anita Cereceda//Fort MyersBeach Mayor"It’s closed to a puppy, it’sclosed to my grandmother (cutsot here please)BUTT TOAnita Cereceda//Fort Myers BeachMayo"If you are here on Spring Breakthank you for thinking of ourcommunity and please continue tothink of our community and gohome.
You need to be in yourplace so we can protect ourplace."THE MAYOR ALSO ADDING THATWEEK AGO, SHE THOUGHT THETOUGHEST DECISION THE ISLANDWOULD BE FACED WITH WAS THEDECISION TO SHUT DO
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